Mularkey also said that Murray, who led the AFC in rushing yards last season, doesn’t need a single snap of work in the preseason to be ready to play in the Titans’ regular season opener against the Raiders on Sept. 10 at Nissan Stadium.

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Titans coach Mike Mularkey has held running back DeMarco Murray out of the first two preseason games as he recovered from a hamstring injury.
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Derrick Henry 'phenomenal:' The 2016 second-round pick and Heisman Trophy winner out of Alabama has looked “phenomenal” working with the first team in Murray’s absence, Mularkey said.

But the coaching staff isn’t prepared to change the division of labor. Murray remains the workhorse back, when healthy.

Tajae Sharpe is back: The second-year wide receiver, who started 10 games as a rookie, was activated from the physically unable to perform list this week after offseason surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot.

“I’m feeling good. Obviously, missing 12 weeks you’ve got to get back into the swing of things a little bit,” Sharpe said. “Body is kind of a little bit sore. I’m kind of in that camp mode that all the guys felt those first couple weeks, body being sore and things like that, so I’m kind of at that point now. So I’m just trying to just push through that and just continue to go out there and just work every day and just get myself back into condition, football-wise.”

Titans wide receiver Tajae Sharpe (19) is tended to after going down late in the fourth quarter of the loss to the Colts at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Titans wide receiver Tajae Sharpe (19) hauls in a pass in the Titans' final possession against the Raiders at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Titans wide receiver Tajae Sharpe (19) tries to gain some yards after a catch during the Titans' last possession against the Raiders at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Titans wide receiver Tajae Sharpe (19) tries to gain some yards after a catch during the Titans' last possession against the Raiders at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Titans rookie wide receiver Tajae Sharpe (19) heads to the locker room after the second play with a possible concussion in the preseason game against the Chargers at Nissan Stadium Saturday Aug. 13, 2016 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Kalan Reed’s new nickname: The cornerback was dubbed ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ after being selected with the final pick in the 2016 NFL draft. But now he’s being called ‘Mr. Game Ball’ in the Titans’ locker room after being graded the team’s best defensive player in each of the first two preseason games by the analytics website Pro Football Focus. Reed is pushing to make the team’s 53-man roster.